JaniceKephartoverseesnationalsecurityissuesfortheCenterforImmigrationStudies,aD.C.-basedthinktank.InaninterviewafterthehearingTuesday,sheblamedthescandalontheObamaadministration.

    Andfinally,there'sagrimrealitytothemoneysituationthatgetsignoredamidalltheclatterandhypeabouthowmuchObamaspentinPennsylvania.Obamacouldn'tfundhimselfaknockoutnotchintheKeystoneState,butit'snotlikehedroveofftheusedcarlotinalemon.Moneyfundsthelonggame,andObamawassmarttospendasmuchashedidthere.IfittakesfourbuckstocompelClintontospendone,youspendthefour-becauseifyoucanbleedhercashreservesinastateshewasprojectedatonepointtowinbytwenty,theroadaheadlooksalotbrighter.Yeah,themoneyspentisgoingtogetspun,butifyouaskme,skinttrumpsspin.Asacolleaguepointedouttomelastnight,everytimeyouheartheClintonteamusetheword"outspent,"youcansubstitutetheword"outraised."

    “Backinthosedays...theleadingrolewasplayedbytheseguyswiththeireyestapeduplikethis,andthey‘talk-a-likethis,’”hesaid.“AndtheproducerssaidtheAsianswerenotgoodenoughandtheyarenotboxoffice.Butlookatusnow!”

    Mejiagiggledattheverythoughtoftheirsimilarities.“IfeltlikeIknewher,”shesaid.“I’manoldersisteraswell.IhaveayoungerbrotherandIcanrelatetoalotofthethingsthatshestruggleswithandhow,attheendoftheday,shejustwantswhat’sbestforherfamilyandherfriends—maybetoanannoyingextent.”

    Now,lookingahead,theredoesn'tseemtobemuchofanopportunityforClintontoadvanceherrationale.She'sgotcompetitivestatesahead,anditlookslikeshe'sgoingtoachieveablowoutmargininKentucky,butthecampaignwillbehardpressedtoattachthesameimportancetothefuturecontestsastheydotoOhioandPennsylvania.TheClintoncamp,however,canacceptthepossibilityoftheirguidingrationalefallingintoastateofinertia,andthey'llcounteritbyrampinguptherhetoriconFloridaandMichigan.Andcritically,theredoesnotseemtobeanotheropportunityonthetableforObamatoclosethedealbyknockout.ItispossiblethatcombinedwinsinNorthCarolina(alikelyObamawin)andIndiana(aplausibleObamawin)couldputsignificantpressureonClintontodropout-andonecancertainlypredictthatsuchawinwillleadthepresstosay"Hey,maybehecanclosethedeal!"-butitwon'tteardownhercampaign'sthesis.

    Nominatedforbestperformancebyamaleactorinleadingroleare:AustinButler(“Elvis”),ColinFarrell(“TheBansheesofInisherin”),BrendanFraser(“TheWhale”),BillNighy(“Living”)andAdamSandler(“Hustle”).

    Atfirst,shewasbaffledbytheefforttostealherstoryforanti-vaccinepropaganda.Butthemischaracterizationsofherexperiencegotworse,andshegotangry.

    Toitsdetriment,“BillyLynn”shiesawayfromissuingmanyresoundingtakeawaysaboutthehorrorsofwar.Acoupleofscenes―particularlyaclose-upofBillystranglinganIraqiadversary―dooffercombatfootagemoreharrowingthanthetypicalrumbleofHollywood’skineticbattlesequences,butassoonasthey’reover,wereturntoalifelessdripthatfailstobreakgroundasacharacterstudy.Asastory,“BillyLynn”shouldbemoreofasatire,likethenovel.It’ssillyforthesetroopstobetoutedasmythicalheroessothatotherscanprofitorfeelwarmfuzziesaboutourmilitary’ssacrifices.Butthescripttreatsindividualplotthreadstooseriously(themovie-rightsbitisendless),andthevisualsburythesatire.Bythetimewe’rewatchingaDestiny’sChildreenactment,itseemslikeanall-outspoof.(Sorry,butyoucan’thalf-assanimpersonationofBeyoncé,oneofthemostbelovedcelebritiesintheworld,in2016―especiallynotwhileshe’ssinging“Soldier”alongsideKellyRowland,MichelleWilliamsandactualsoldiers.)

    JaniceKephartoverseesnationalsecurityissuesfortheCenterforImmigrationStudies,aD.C.-basedthinktank.InaninterviewafterthehearingTuesday,sheblamedthescandalontheObamaadministration.

    “Thisisnotadifficultdecision,”wroteChrisQuinn,editorofThePlainDealer.

    ManyexpertssaythatnowisagoodtimetoupgradetoaKN95orN95maskifyouhaven’talready.Also,reallyerronthesideofcautionifyouhaveanysymptomsatall,evenjustone.It’simpossiblefordoctorstodeterminewhetheryou’vegotacoughandrunnynosebecauseyou’vegotomicron,becauseyou’redevelopingacaseoftheflu,becauseyou’vegotboth,orwhetheryou’redealingwithsomethingelsealtogether—unlesstheytestyou.